mécommunication

\me.kɔ.my.ni.ka.sjɔ̃\

/\me.kɔ.my.ni.ka.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“mécommunication” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Échec de communication entre deux personnes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mecommunication · mécommunication · French

mécommunication · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for mécommunication
PropertyValue
Headwordmécommunication
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\me.kɔ.my.ni.ka.sjɔ̃\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « mécommunication » en français

mécommunicationreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mécommunication is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \me.kɔ.my.ni.ka.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Échec de communication entre deux personnes.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for mécommunication in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is mécommunication, spelled M-É-C-O-M-M-U-N-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Échec de communication entre deux personnes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how mécommunication appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Quand il y a mécommunication, c’est qu’au moins l’un des interlocuteurs se trouve dans un mécanisme d’échec.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mécommunication"?
"mécommunication" is spelled M-É-C-O-M-M-U-N-I-C-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \me.kɔ.my.ni.ka.sjɔ̃\.
What does "mécommunication" mean?
As a noun, "mécommunication" means: Échec de communication entre deux personnes.
How do you pronounce "mécommunication"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mécommunication" is \me.kɔ.my.ni.ka.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mécommunication" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list